Evansville Audubon is a Forest Steward Sponsor of the Melody Project which is a collaborative initiative  designed to deploy Motus Tracking tags on Wood Thrushes to follow this species of conservation concern throughout its life cycle.  Allisyn-Marie will discuss this project and the role that Evansville Audubon and other collaborators share.

The Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area represents one of the largest bottomland hardwood ecosystems in southern Indiana, with meandering oxbows, marshes, ponds, managed moist-soil units, and constructed wetlands that provide diverse and suitable habitat for a wide range of wildlife. An important group of organisms that inhabit these wetland areas are theOdonata, namely damselflies and dragonflies. Odonata play vital roles as predators and prey, are important bioindicators of ecosystem health, and are of
conservation concern in wetland and aquatic habitats. Because the Odonata of the Refuge were previously poorly understood, a study was conducted to document what species occur on the Refuge, with an emphasis on locating rare, threatened, and endangered species. Additionally, it was the purpose of this study to generate educational outcomes that could be used by refuge personnel to highlight the importance of Odonata to the general public.

Find out how the Evansville Audubon Society's "adopted" Wood Thrush is faring in the Chasing Melody Indiana Wood Thrush Conservation Project.  Brad will also give updates on other Indiana Audubon Projects.

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